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Can I stop work until I get paid?

MainePayment Disputes

Im a subcontractor that is doing a big building complex in Maine and the contractor is also the owner of the project. By the contract he was supposed to make monthly payments but when the project started he asked to change by percentage of completion and told us that he would pay after 7 days of receiving the invoice. We have a invoice from July 16th that he refuses to pay the full amount and wants to give a payment of less than half. The other invoice is from August 6th and now that is another invoice from August 20th. In our contact does not say that we can’t stop work for la k of payment but also does not say we can either. We do not have any warnings from being late on our schedule. Can we stop work until he pays? Can we start a process to make sure he pays with the court?

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Jan 23, 2023

Are you still needing to get paid on this or anything else? I actually help companies/contractors collect money from companies that owe them. I collect typically within a week or so. Feel free to reach out, I don't charge upfront at all. Joshua@wolfgangandrhodes.com 214-518-9595

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